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Clough, Arthur Hugh
(Encyclopedia) Clough, Arthur HughClough, Arthur Hughklŭf [key], 1819–61, English poet. He was educated at Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford, where he became friends with Matthew Arnold. After…Frankenthaler, Helen
(Encyclopedia) Frankenthaler, HelenFrankenthaler, Helenfrăngkˈənthŏlər [key], 1928–2011, American painter, b. New York City. The youngest of the women who formed part of abstract expressionism's…Benton, Thomas Hart, American painter
(Encyclopedia) Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889–1975, American regionalist painter, b. Neosho, Mo.; grandnephew of Sen. Thomas Hart Benton and son of Rep. Maecenas E. Benton. In 1906 and 1907 he attended…2008 Men's Boxing Medalists
Weight Class Champion Lt. Flyweight (106 lbs) Shiming Zou, China Serdamba Purevdorj, Mongolia Paddy Barnes, Ireland Flyweight (112) Somjit Jongjohor, Thailand…1972 Men's Boxing Medalists
Weight Class Champion Lt. Flyweight (1053/4 lbs) György Gedó, HUN U Gil Kim, N. Kor Enrique Rodriguez, SPA / Ralph Evans, GBR Flyweight (1121/2) Georgi Kostadinov, BUL…1968 Men's Boxing Medalists
Weight Class Champion Lt. Flyweight (1053/4 lbs) Francisco Rodriquez, VEN Yong-Ju Jee, S. Kor Harlan Marbley, USA / Hubert Skrzypczak, POL Flyweight (1121/2) Ricardo…Mitford, Mary Russell
(Encyclopedia) Mitford, Mary Russell, 1787–1855, English author. Her first volume of poetry (1810) sold well despite adverse criticism. Later she turned to playwriting, writing one notable success,…Korzybski, Alfred Habdank
(Encyclopedia) Korzybski, Alfred HabdankKorzybski, Alfred Habdankkôrzĭbˈskē [key], 1879–1950, Polish-American linguist, b. Warsaw. In his system, which he called General Semantics, Korzybski aimed at…Lynen, Feodor
(Encyclopedia) Lynen, FeodorLynen, Feodorfāōˈdôr lēˈnən [key], 1911–79, German biochemist, grad. Univ. of Munich (Ph.D. 1937). He began teaching at the Max Planck Institute for Cell Chemistry in…Home Owners' Loan Corporation
(Encyclopedia) Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), former U.S. government agency established in 1933 to help stabilize real estate that had depreciated during the depression and to refinance the…Trending
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